Vocabulary Words For L.a. Wks 1-8

Front 1

Abash

Back 1

embarrass, astonish
to make embarrassed and ill at ease

Front 2

Avidity

Back 2

craving;
having an extensive craving

Front 3

Circrumspect

Back 3

Cautious, Carefull
_carefull to consider

Front 4

Credence

Back 4

Belief, faith

Front 5

Efface

Back 5

Delete, Erase,
-to rub out

Front 6

Fetish

Back 6

-irrational obsession

Front 7

Harangue

Back 7

-long speech; lecture

Front 8

Palaver

Back 8

-chatter, conference

Front 9

Rank

Back 9

Strong and offensive taste or smell

Front 10

Rue

Back 10

Regret; repent

Front 11

Forte

Back 11

a thing that a person does particularly well

Front 12

Gossamer

Back 12

light, thin, soft cloth
-lightweight

Front 13

Indomitable

Back 13

Unconquerable

Front 14

Motley

Back 14

Multi- colored

Front 15

Proscribe

Back 15

to prohibit

Front 16

Capitulate

Back 16

-yeild
to surrender

Front 17

Effigy

Back 17

an evil representation of a despised peron

Front 18

odious

Back 18

hated or hateful

Front 19

purport

Back 19

meaning, intention

Front 20

Vindicate

Back 20

to clear of suspecion

Front 21

Affront

Back 21

offended openly

Front 22

Euphenism

Back 22

a mild or indirect term in place of an offensive one
ex: wat the "fudge"

Front 23

Fallacious

Back 23

False, misleading

Front 24

Nemesis

Back 24

Enemy

Front 25

Redress

Back 25

get rid of; fix; or to dress again

Front 26

Expedite

Back 26

to speed up or make easy the prgress or action of
-to do quickly

Front 27

Gamut

Back 27

wide range of

Front 28

Hedonist

Back 28

seek pleasure and not pain
-pleasure seeker

Front 29

Lucid

Back 29

easily or clearly understood
_understandable

Front 30

Nuance

Back 30

Slight variation or difference

Front 31

Deride

Back 31

to make fun of

Front 32

intrinsic

Back 32

belonging to the real nature of

Front 33

Manifest

Back 33

Prove, make clear

Front 34

Pedant

Back 34

obsessed with rules

Front 35

Pristine

Back 35

Uncorrupted, still pure and untouched

Front 36

Atrophy

Back 36

wasting away, esp. of bones or doing wiht the body

Front 37

Contrive

Back 37

to think up, scheme; pla

Front 38

Perquisite

Back 38

something additional than regular profit or pay

Front 39

Solicit

Back 39

to beg, to ask or seek constantly

Front 40

Stolid

Back 40

firm, haveing or revealing little or no emotion

Front 41

Abut

Back 41

to join to end,
-touching at the side or end
-ADJACENT

Front 42

Articulate

Back 42

pronounce with clarity
to give clarity or distinction

Front 43

Ethereal

Back 43

very light; delicate

Front 44

Prurient

Back 44

interested in sexual matters

Front 45

Tactile

Back 45

tangible
-capable of being touched